The Settlement History of Silivri City and Housing Features

Abstract

The establishment of Silivri city, according to obtained sources has based on Chalcolithic Age. Silivri has retained its strategic importance throughout the history, due to its location on the ways which connect Asia and Europe. That is why Silivri has exposed to invasion of different countries many times. Before the conquest of Istanbul (1453), the settlement area of Silivri was limited by the inside of castle, but after conquest, the settlement area has spread out through to coast with Turkish families which migrated here.